consciousness

noun
/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/

The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.

Other meanings

The state or trait of having cognition and sensation; cognition and sensation themselves.
The fact of having knowledge of a particular fact or matter; cognizance.

Synonyms

awareness

Related words

dysconsciousness
supraconsciousness
class consciousness
super-consciousness
unself-consciousness
consciousness-raising
mainstream consciousness
time of useful consciousness
raise someone's consciousness
stream of consciousness
clouding of consciousness
phenomenal consciousness

Example sentences

“What is consciousness and why did it evolve?”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0
“False consciousness keeps the ruling class in power.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Is consciousness the root of all existence?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “consciousness” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.